Sykes, Homer - The Toxteth Riots 1981

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Homer Sykes.
The Toxteth Riots 1981.

Southport, United Kingdom: Cafe Royal Books, 2020. 
Staple-bound softcover. 
36 pages. 
Second printing.
First printed 2019.
Black & White. 

An Assortment of images from the 1981 Toxteth riots July 1981 were a civil disturbance in Toxteth inner city Liverpool, which arose in part from long-standing tensions between the local police and the black community. 

Café Royal Books (founded 2005) is an independent
publisher based in Southport, England.
Originally set up as a way to disseminate art,
in multiple, affordably, quickly, and internationally
while not relying on 'the gallery'.

Café Royal Books publishes artist's books and zines
as well as a weekly series of photobook/zines.
The photographic publications are part of a long
ongoing series, generally working with photographers
and their archives, to publish work, which usually falls
into 1970–2000 UK documentary / reportage.